Definitions for "Total Float"
Keywords:  delay, float, fot, pmst, duration
The sum of the work periods by which a task can be delayed without delaying project completion. A commonly used calculation fot total float is: 'late finish - early start - duration +1' (one extra time unit is added because the start and finish dates are inclusive).
The amount of time that an activity can be delayed from its early start without delaying the project finish date. Total float is a mathematical calculation and can change as the project progresses and changes are made to the project plan. Also called "float," "slack," and "path float." See also free float. Work breakdown structure (WBS) A deliverable-oriented grouping of project elements that organizes and defines the total scope of the project. Each descending level represents an increasingly detailed definition of a project component. Project components can be products or services. Work packages A deliverable at the lowest level of the work breakdown structure. A work package can be divided into activities.
time by which an activity may be delayed or extended without affecting the total project duration (or violating a target finish date).